The truth about calorie counting

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Fun Facts

Fruit smoothies can be made from various ingredients, but most smoothies will contain the same basic ingredients. The first ingredients include some type of fruit juice or liquid such as orange juice, pineapple juice orange juice, milk or soy milk. A blend of fresh or frozen fruit can be added with bananas, pineapple and berries being the most popular choices.

Commercially prepared fruit smoothies will often feature several considerations for “add-on” ingredients. For example, Juice Stop, a popular smoothie cafe, offers several nutritious additives, each with a specific purpose.

Calories in fruit smoothies are dependent on the ingredients, amount of carbohydrates and serving size. Most 24-oz. fruit smoothies will contain about 300 to 400 calories with less than 5 g of protein and fat. The large — 22-oz. — strawberry banana smoothie from McDonald’s, for example, contains 330 calories, 1 g of total fat, 3 g of protein and 77 g of total carbohydrates.